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"description": "See the following sources:\n\n* [https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/nasa-instrument-tracks-power-plant-methane-emissions](https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/nasa-instrument-tracks-power-plant-methane-emissions)\n* [https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24019](https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24019)",
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